William franklin elkins



(No Model.)

Wy.v "EmmaV SASH PASTENER.

No.5400,554. Patented Apr. 2.11889.

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" UNiTED STATES PATENT Orricn.

" YVILLIAM FRANKLIN ELKINS, OF' COMANCIIE, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONEHALE TO J. R. THOMAS, OF SAME PLACE.

SASH -FASTEN ER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 400,554, dated April 2, 1889.

Application filed January 8, 1889. Serial No. 295,770. (No model.)

To whom it may concern: i K, having one end bearing against thc inner Be 1t known that I, VILLIAM FRANKLIN EL- side of the outer angle or point of the pawl, KiNs, ac1t1zcn of the United States, residing at and ils other end bearing against a stop-pin,

Comanche, in the county of Comanche and L, secured in the sash and projecting outward 5 State of Texas, have invented new and usethrough the holder. The spring is held within 5'5 ful Improvements in Sash-Holders, of which the pawl by a guard-plate, M, secured to the the following is a specification. outer side thereof, as shown. The handle is My invention relates to'iniprovements in formed by extending one end of the strip sash-holders; and it consists in certain novel which composes the pawl and bending the ro features hereinafter described and claimed. same to form an eye or loop, as shown. rPhe 6o In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is guard-plate is provided witha slot, N, so as a perspective view of awindow-sash provided to allow the same to play7 over the pin I., as AWith my improvement-s. Fig. 2 is a horizontal will be readily understood. section on the line :e a; of Fig. I. Fig. 3 is an O designates a pawl pivoted to the upper 15 elevation of the holder, looking at the inner corner of the sash and adapted to engage the 65 side thereof. Fig. 4 is a detail view showing rack-bar to prevent upward movement of the the construction of the rack. v Fig. 5 is aview sash when so desired. This pawl O may or of a modification of the pawl. may not' be used, according to the desires of Referring to the drawings by letter, A desigthe operator, and does not`for1n an essential '2o nates the window-frame, and B the lower sash feature of my invention. 7o sliding therein in the usual manner. In practice when the pawl is in engagement To the inner side of .the window-frame, and wit-h the rack-bar the sash will be prevented adjacent to the sash, I secure the rack-bar C. from having any downward movement, for This rack-bar consists of a metallic plate or the reason that the engaging-.point will be be- 25 strip, D, provided with transverse corrugalow the pivot, and consequently the weight of 75 tions E, and having its ends bent around the the sash will be thrown on the said point. The ends of a metallic plate, F. The said plate F sash can be raised, however, as the end of the has one of its vedges bent'over the adjacent pawl will slip upward over the corrugations, edge of the corrugated plate, while its other as will be readily understood. In order, there- 3o edge is bent at right angles and extended fore, to lower the sash, it is necessary to dis- 8o beyond the adjacent edge of the corrugated engage the pawl by hand from the rack-bar, plate, serving as a guide for the sash in iis after which the sash can be lowered to the movements. The edges of thissecond plate, Ydesired point. The sash can be raised by sim- F, also serve as guides to maintain the pawl ply pressing upward thereon,as will be readily 3 5 or holder inengagement with the rack-bar. understood. Then the upper pawl is caused 8 5 To the front sider of the sash, at the lower to engage the rack-bar at the same time as the corner of the same, I secure the pawl G, eonlower pawl, the sash will be prevented from sisting of a metallic strip .bent into substanmovement in either direction, so that it cantially triangular shape, and having an eye, H, not be operated from the outside, thus form- 4o at its upper corner, through which the pivoting a safeguard against burglars. 9o screw I is passed into the sash. The base of In the modification shown in Fig. 5 the hanthe triangle forms the lower side of the pawl, dle J is formed separate from and secured to and the outer angle of the pawl forms the enthe pawl, and the spring K is arranged outgaging-point, which is adapted to fit in the corside the pawl, so as to pull instead of push- 45 rugations of the rack-bar, and thereby hold ing the same. In this form the guard-plate 95 the sash at the desired point. A handle, J, is M can be dispensed with. formed at the inner angle of the pawl, so as Having thus described the invention, what to facilitate its disengagement from the rack- I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patbar, and the pawl is normally held in engageent, is-` y 5o ment with the rack-bar by means of a spring, 1 In a sash-holder, the rack-bar comprising roo the strip D, having transverse eorrugations, and the strip F, having one edge bent over the adjacent edge of the strip D, and its other edge bent past the edge of said strip at right angles, as speeiied.

2. In a sash-holder, the pawl consisting of a metallic strip bent into substantially triangular form, one of the angles forming the engaging-point, while the other angles form the pivotal and operating ends, as set forth.

3. In a Sash-holder, the Combination of the rack-bar, the pawl consisting of a inet-allie strip bent into Substantially triangular form, one of the angles engaging' the raekbar, the

pivot-screw passed through an eye formed at the upper angie of the pawl, and a handle at the remaining angle of the pawl, a stop-pin inserted through the pawl in rear of the engaging-point, and a spring to'hold the pawl normally in engagement with the rack-bar, as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM FRANKLIN ELKINS.

\Vit11esses:

J. W. MORRIS, G. XV. PORTER. 

